On the Williamsburg Bridge, by Restlus

• This morning on the Gothamist Newsmap: found grenade in the Bronx, bank robbery in Chelsea, jumper down on the George Washington Bridge.
• A Cessna made an emergency landing on the shoulder of the New Jersey Turnpike this morning.
• Odd fetish: A middle-aged robber who targeted sex shops and ice-cream stores in Greenwich Village and Chelsea is being held in lieu of $1 million bail after being nabbed in connection with 10 crimes, authorities said."
• Your Monday morning moment of Zen: Joel Meyerwitz's shots of NYC Parks.
• Two reality TV trends meet in a perfect storm of repulsion, reproduction and greed: 9 By Design.
• Bank robberies in the city were down by 50% last year.